In Sept-Îles, a 21-year-old man died on Highway 138, while a 51-year-old man died in a Côte-Nord collision near Malioténam.

In the Beauce region, a 52-year-old male driver died.

Police believe a fourth death, that of a 27-year-old Sorel man, may have been caused by driver distraction. He died in a collision on Route 122 near St-Guillaume, in central Quebec.

Police are also investigating whether alcohol or speed played a factor in any of the other three deaths. Regardless, says Bruno Lacombe of Transports Québec, it’s important to be careful on the roads especially when there’s ice, snow and freezing rain to consider.